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@@ -3,10 +3,14 @@ title: Release 1.5 with Mobile apps, External SSO MFA, MFA with Biometry
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+image: "/images/blog/defguard-1.5-release-notes/15_release_1.png"
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 import YouTubeVideo from "../../components/video/YouTubeVideo.astro";
 
+![Defguard release 1.5 notes](/images/blog/defguard-1.5-release-notes/15_release_1.png)
+
+
 # TL;DR;
 
 This is the biggest, most feature packed (and fixes) release we have ever done!  
@@ -40,7 +44,7 @@ Here you can see all this in action:
 
 <YouTubeVideo
   videoId="AHUUVGJxDQM"
-  title="CHANGEME"
+  title="Mobile Client"
   startAt={0}
   showControls={true}
   showInfo={true}
@@ -60,8 +64,8 @@ Now, when you connect on the desktop client to a location that has Internal MFA
 
 Here you can see it in action:
 <YouTubeVideo
-  videoId="81MH7VXmHR0"
-  title="CHANGEME"
+  videoId="b-XC76k4KVU"
+  title="MFA desktop and mobile biometry"
   startAt={0}
   showControls={true}
   showInfo={true}
@@ -88,7 +92,7 @@ See it in action here:
 
 <YouTubeVideo
   videoId="81MH7VXmHR0"
-  title="CHANGEME"
+  title="MFA on desktop with External SSO"
   startAt={0}
   showControls={true}
   showInfo={true}
@@ -103,22 +107,17 @@ Defguard is a critical component of an infrastructure, enabling secure access  -
 
 With this in mind, for this release we’ve created the foundation for that, where all our components exchange detailed version information and log them in each communication instance:
 
-![](/images/blog/defguard-1.5-release-notes/activity-log-screen.png)
+![](/images/blog/defguard-1.5-release-notes/version-exchange.png)
 
 This mechanism will be used in future releases, to provide automated upgrades but also detailed information for admin/operators (like what is the Users Desktop/Mobile client version  - to inform about upgrade, etc.).
 
 The first functionality we’re introducing based on this is information about <a href="https://docs.defguard.net/1.5/deployment-strategies/setting-up-your-instance#updates" target="_blank">unsupported component versions</a> - if they are detected:
 
-![](/images/blog/defguard-1.5-release-notes/version-mismatch.avif)
-
+![](/images/blog/defguard-1.5-release-notes/version-mismatch.png)
 
 ## Desktop Client based on Tauri v2
 
-Tauri is a great framework for building fast, secure, cross-platform applications. We’ve used Tauri v1 up to this point, which had a lot of issues and limited us with some features/bugfixes that many of you reported. Tauri v2 is stable now and we could upgrade, enabling a lot changes like:
-
-- ubuntu LTS packages!  - link  
-- tray menu  - …  
-- ….
+Tauri is a great framework for building fast, secure, cross-platform applications. We’ve used Tauri v1 up to this point, which had a lot of issues and limited us with some features/bugfixes that many of you reported. Tauri v2 is stable now and we could upgrade, enabling a lot changes like: <a href="https://github.com/DefGuard/client/issues/320" target="_blank">ability to install the client on Ubuntu 24 LTS</a>, <a href="https://github.com/DefGuard/client/issues/502" target="_blank">opening client by clicking tray icon</a>, <a href="https://github.com/DefGuard/client/issues/501" target="_blank">better MFA location connection handling via tray menu</a> and <a href="https://github.com/DefGuard/client/issues/461" target="_blank">some improvements to the Client on Windows</a>.
 
 
 ## Desktop Client seamless enrollment with a button click
@@ -127,7 +126,7 @@ Tauri v2 finally enabled us to deliver the quickest way to configure a desktop c
 
 <YouTubeVideo
   videoId="q5-AXOPLgHc"
-  title="CHANGEME"
+  title="One click enrollment"
   startAt={0}
   showControls={true}
   showInfo={true}
@@ -143,9 +142,20 @@ But one critical feature that was missing, is setting up any MFA method during e
 
 Now, if there is any location using Internal MFA, user is required during enrollment to configure MFA. See it here:
 
+<YouTubeVideo
+  videoId="KdyZoAlBb9k"
+  title="Setting up MFA in Desktop Client during the enrollment"
+  startAt={0}
+  showControls={true}
+  showInfo={true}
+  allowFullscreen={true}
+  rel={false}
+/>
+
+
 ## JumpCloud Directory Sync
 
-We already supported directory sync for Google, Microsoft and Okta. Now we also support JumpCloud - see more details <a href="https://docs.defguard.net/features/external-openid-providers/jumpcloud" target="_blank">here</a>
+We already supported directory sync for Google, Microsoft and Okta. Now we also support JumpCloud - see more details <a href="https://docs.defguard.net/1.5/features/external-openid-providers/jumpcloud#directory-synchronization" target="_blank">here</a>.
 
 ## Possibility for admins to reset users MFA
 
@@ -167,7 +177,7 @@ User SNAT bindings allow administrators to assign specific public IP addresses t
 Our roadmap, development backlog and documentation was always open, now we bring new transparency standards:
 
 - <a href="https://defguard.net/pentesting" target="_blank">Public pentesting page</a> - we’ve published PDF reports of our pentesting process before, but we always got a lot of questions  - *was the issue fixed? Where?* Now you can see it in detail <a href="https://defguard.net/pentesting" target="_blank">on an interactive pentesting page</a>.  
-- Architecture Decision Records  - concise documents that capture important architectural decisions we make during the lifecycle of Defguard’s development  - find them <a href="https://docs.defguard.net/1.5/in-depth/architecture-decision-records" target="_blank">here</a>  
+- <a href="https://docs.defguard.net/1.5/in-depth/architecture-decision-records" target="_blank">Architecture Decision Records</a>  - concise documents that capture important architectural decisions we make during the lifecycle of Defguard’s development. 
 - We’ve introduced our <a href="https://defguard.net/security" target="_blank">Security Approach page</a>, and <a href="https://defguard.net/security#VDP-title" target="_blank">Vulnerability Disclosure Policy</a>
 
 # What upcoming releases will bring
@@ -194,6 +204,15 @@ Because of this from the next release (1.6) we are starting to work on the new U
 
 The plan is to introduce a new UI (and some UX improvements) in the Enrollment (proxy) and Defguard Core, hopefully in 1.6 release. After that we will work on Mobile and then Desktop apps (also bringing a simplified desktop app for less experienced users).
 
+Here is a sneak peek of what we are working on:
+
+![](/images/blog/defguard-1.5-release-notes/Enrollment_step_1.png)
+
+![](/images/blog/defguard-1.5-release-notes/Enrollment_step_9.png)
+
+![](/images/blog/defguard-1.5-release-notes/Overview.png)
+
+
 ## New MFA connect & re-authenticate approach
 
 For more details and discussion go here: <a href="https://github.com/DefGuard/defguard/issues/1359" target="_blank">https://github.com/DefGuard/defguard/issues/1359</a>